Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed

Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed
Michelle Smart

The man she loves to hateElena Ricci never expected her two-day getaway to end in blackmail, forced marriage and the need for a successor. But that’s what happens when Gabriele Mantegna kidnaps her!With Gabriele holding documents that threaten her family’s reputation, there’s nothing fiery Elena won’t do to stop their release. Including marrying the man who would betray her.But as Elena's body ignites with Gabriele’s every touch, what will happen when the chemistry that blazes as brightly as their hatred leads to a legacy that will last a lifetime?

‘They’re forgeries.’

‘You know perfectly well they’re not. You’re up to your pretty neck in all this.’

‘I’m not up to my neck in anything.’ Elena wanted to scream.

‘You are. But there is a way for you to save yourself. And your father. And that is what I mean about you posing a dilemma for me.’

‘Go on.’

‘The lack of evidence to support my innocence is a setback for me.’

‘That’s because it doesn’t exist.’

‘If I’m such a master forger, don’t you think I would fake it?’ Gabriele demanded. ‘Your father is a meticulous record-keeper. It’s out there somewhere and I will find it … Or I could be persuaded to forget the whole thing. With the right incentive I could also be persuaded to destroy the evidence I copied last night rather than pass it on.’

‘What incentive are you talking about?’ she asked, her anger leaching out to be replaced with wariness.

A smile curved his handsome face. ‘That, you will find, is the crucial question. To secure a healthy future for your father and the rest of your family you will have to do one very simple thing—you’ll have to marry me.’

Wedlocked! (#ulink_1d5b17a9-a1da-5709-b307-a82112c0da3e)

Conveniently wedded, passionately bedded!

Whether there’s a debt to be paid, a will to be obeyed or a business to be saved …

She’s got no choice but to say, ‘I do!’

But these billionaire bridegrooms have got another think coming if they think marriage will be easy …

Soon their convenient brides become the object of an inconvenient desire!

Find out what happens after the vows in

Untouched Until Marriage by Chantelle Shaw

The Billionaire’s Defiant Acquisition by Sharon Kendrick

One Night to Wedding Vows by Kim Lawrence

Expecting a Royal Scandal by Caitlin Crews

Look out for more Wedlocked! stories coming soon!

Wedded, Bedded, Betrayed

Michelle Smart

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

MICHELLE SMART’s love affair with books started when she was a baby, when she would cuddle them in her cot. A voracious reader of all genres, she found her love of romance established when she stumbled across her first Mills & Boon book at the age of twelve. She’s been reading (and writing) them ever since. Michelle lives in Northamptonshire with her husband and two young Smarties.

This book is for Renata—

thanks for feeding my coffee addiction! xxx

Contents

Cover (#uddd682b4-6b96-5e85-94c2-6d76b2ff07a9)

Introduction (#u4bb914be-c462-580a-aad8-db0b5894a348)

Wedlocked! (#ulink_79f6eee3-04f8-528b-a5cb-330cc6d9d30e)

Title Page (#uadc80a60-ca05-59fe-9431-671461fc2624)

About the Author (#ub3d703a4-9b6c-527b-98c1-a2279b41a6d3)

Dedication (#ua0397907-5af9-5a98-86ec-3d333d1caaf2)

CHAPTER ONE (#ulink_45da1b62-b88a-5e6a-84a2-e6a88f325a48)

CHAPTER TWO (#ulink_88c1962c-0421-57df-8927-85b3ff91e7d8)

CHAPTER THREE (#ulink_32d0f21b-9b20-518f-b1b6-d71d3228dc99)

CHAPTER FOUR (#ulink_6c1e5e29-bd29-533d-805b-57add4bfe4a4)

CHAPTER FIVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SIX (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER SEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER EIGHT (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER NINE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER ELEVEN (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER TWELVE (#litres_trial_promo)

CHAPTER THIRTEEN (#litres_trial_promo)